Pizza Crisps

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 1/4 lbs 80% lean ground beef
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon sweet basil
• 1/2 cup diced pepperoni (from 6 oz pkg)
• 1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce
• 4 ounces italian cheese blend, shredded (1 cup)
• 8 ounces cheddar and american blend cheese (2 cups) or 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 36 slices cocktail bread
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef with garlic and basil, over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, until cooked through (5-7 minutes); drain well.
• 3 stir in pepperoni and pizza sauce.
• 4 cook over medium heat until hot (3 minutes).
• 5 stir in italian cheese blend and 1 cup cheddar-american cheese blend, stirring until cheese melts.
• 6 arrange bread slices on 2 ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 optional - bake until crisp if a crunchier snack is desired (about 8 minutes).
• 8 spread a generous tablespoon of beef mixture evenly over each slice.
• 9 top each with about 1 teaspoon of the remaining cheese.
• 10 to freeze for later use - place in freezer on baking sheets and leave until frozen (30 minutes); remove from baking sheets, and place in large resealable freezer bag (store in freezer up to 2 weeks).
• 11 bake until heated through (15-20 minutes fresh or 20-25 minutes frozen).
• 12 garnish with parsley, if desired.
• 13 serve warm.